Dan Knott Junior High is a middle school

Middle school

Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...

 in Edmonton, Alberta
in the Knottwood community. The school is highly respected by the city of Edmonton for its focus on academics and learning. Today's Parent Magazine named it in the top 40 schools in Canada in the rising to the challenge section.http://danknott.epsb.ca/about.html

The school is well known for its leadership program, Dragonfire, and its grade 8 counterpart, Dragonflame. The school is also known for its pre-advanced placement program in all grades. The school's Provincial Achievement Test results have consistently placed above the provincial average. Dan Knott is named after former Edmonton mayor Dan Knott

Daniel Kennedy Knott

Daniel Kennedy Knott was a labour activist and politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of Edmonton.-Early life:Dan Knott was born in Collingwood, Ontario on July 1, 1879 to Hugh Knott and Margaret Wright...

, who was also the first principal of the school.

Athletics

Dan Knott is also well known for its athletics program. The following teams were, or have been active at Dan Knott:

• Sr. Boys & Sr. Girls Volleyball
• Wrestling
• Boys & Girls Soccer
• Sr. and Jr. Badminton
• Jr. Boys & Jr. Girls Volleyball
• Sr. Boys & Jr. Boys Basketball
• Sr. Girls & Jr. Girls Basketball
• Track Team